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High Court to hear NT remote renters case

Lawyers say Santa Teresa houses have been without basics like power or working toilets for months. (Grenville Turner/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

First Nations people living in "dilapidated" housing in the Northern Territory could be compensated after Australia's highest court agreed to hear their case.

Eastern Arrernte woman Enid Young is pursuing legal action against the NT government over the poor quality of rental homes in the remote community of Santa Teresa in central Australia, near Alice Springs.

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